The personal data that companies collect from consumers online has become a big business referred to as data brokerage. However, most consumers don't know what personal information about them is being ...

Healthcare seems to be the favorite target of attackers this year. It's been only four months, and we've already seen some of the biggest data breaches in the sector. Recently, news about the Blue ...

Since the dawn of the computer age, researchers have wrestled with two persistent challenges: how to store ever-increasing ...

Your personal data is a highly valuable commodity. Companies often treat it like a resource to be mined and traded. In practice, this means that everything you do on the Internet, what you search, ...

As AI becomes more common and decisions more data-driven, a new(ish) form of information is on the rise: synthetic data. And some proponents say it promises more privacy and other vital benefits. Data ...

Big data is continuing to proliferate at organizations, this time spurred by AI and machine learning within enterprise software tools, followed by advancements in software for managing unstructured ...

Social data refers to publicly shared information on social media platforms. Discover how it's used for marketing, its advantages, and the risks associated with data breaches.

Data and information privacy is a cornerstone of the modern digital era, where vast amounts of personal data are collected, processed and shared across networks, devices and cloud environments.

We’re barely a couple of months into 2025, but this year has already seen several data breaches affecting the personal information of millions of individuals, including everything from student records ...

23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday. The company says no changes will be made to how it stores, manages or protects customer data up until the sale of its assets is finalized. 23andMe ...

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After a banner year for the “promise of progress” on AI ambitions, deepening CX fatigue, and ongoing economic volatility, Forrester is predicting 2026 will bring a year of reckoning. According to ...